http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Germany , Baden-Württemberg en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:43:50 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:43:50 +0000 Our first weekend trip Saturday December 12th13th Ulm Ravensburg BeinfurtOur first weekend trip we headed south to visit Nick's family. We made a few stops to do some sightseeing. The weather on the way there wasn't too bad. Cold and a few flurries with no accumulation. Our first stop was in Ulm to see the Ulm Minster. One of the tallest churches in the area. I remember studying this http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Ulm/blog-460491.html Is this a good excuse for not writing in a while Welcome back to the travel blog family and friends And please welcome our boy What a joy he is. He is a big guy too. Born over 4 kilograms and over 2 feet We have really enjoyed him and are enjoying a visit from his grandparents tooHave a safe and blessed end of the year and or merry Christmas http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Mannheim/blog-460212.html We arrived in Frankfurt November 18th after a very pleasant nine hour plane ride from Calgary. A little tired but ready to experience family friends and some good Black Forest cooking. After 1 day of recoop and sleep we were in the thick of a 70th birthday celebration Weiden style. By 10 am Haus Gisela was full to the rafters with neighbours and friends come to wish Lucasrsquo sister Gise http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Black-Forest/blog-457147.html If you can find a good deal into europe flights in europe if you can book ahead of time and travel light can be very economical you can find accomadations throughout europe for what you would pay here in canada the same goes for car rentals. You can even find some all Inclusive resorts in Spain Some of the chartertour companies are offering direct flights from canada into not only Germany H http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Black-Forest/blog-456381.html I have been meaning for a while to write about our recent trip to the Czech Republic as well as to Southern Germany. My cousin Hana lives in Moravske Budejovice a city in the Southern Moravia region of the Czech Republic. Sylvia's best friend Janka and her husband Fred live north of Stuttgart the home of Porsche and Mercedes cars in a city called Ludwigsburg. Our first stop on the trip was to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Stuttgart/blog-453726.html I just weighed my baggage and I am pretty surprised. Currently it is only 199kg for my diving baggage so I can load additional 10kg of cloth. Only the weight of my hand baggage is as already expected double of the weight allowed http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Heidelberg/blog-450656.html There is only one week left and I am starting to get flustered. Last weekend I took the first time my diving luggage and tried to pack it. With all my clothes it seems to get really packed. I also started to panic because could not find the flat port for my unterwater camera equipment. Suddenly I found it in the luggage from my last vacation last year Okay this week I ll have to do some washin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Heidelberg/blog-450137.html Again I will apologise in advance. Zac has informed me that my blog is very ldquodryrdquo. Not sure what Irsquom supposed to do to wet it up. Therersquos a glass of Polish vodka sitting next to me but that wouldn't do my computer any good.After Mumrsquos concerns that we would be sharing our sleeper compartment with an axemurdererdrunkweirdoalloftheabove we had a much smoother http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Mannheim/blog-448868.html Ever tried travelling on crutches I did. It requires some logistics and is exhausting but it works. And I was glad to get moving again.The first Saturday in September I travelled to Bonn to see my friends Katrin Simone and Anke. I went by train and as I needed my hands for my crutches I took two backpacks for my luggage and carried one in my front and one in my back. My friends picked me up http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Weinstadt/blog-447817.html Our journey to Freiburg was a rainy train ride but that didn't dampen the beauty of Autumn in the Black Forest. Once we arrived it was a quick tram ride to Charis and Yalany's apartment where we met Ingo and his trusty companion Cappuccino. They all welcomed us with open arms and a delicious homemade pizza was soon to follow. The next day weary from our travels Ingo took us to a traditional h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Freiburg/blog-445271.html After leaving Trebenice we were both on a high that can only really be found in a person who has experienced being stranded in a random little town in a country that doesn't speak your language but still manages to get back on the road... i.e. Della and me. We decided that we really should at least try to see some of Germany on our way home as we drove through both the northern part and the sout http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Heidelberg/blog-444180.html Ok so I've been super well perhaps not super sick for the last twothree days and havn't really left the hostle. I went to Leonburg the other day and when I got there I realized that this was the sort of town that you needed a car to get around. The whole place is quite beautiful the whole city is built like Tiburon but no ocean. Does that make any sence Yeah sick urban hiking didn't sound l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Stuttgart/blog-443819.html Today I went for a walk around in the old city in Freiburg and after that I went with my hosts to the Black Forest.I climbed the munster the big cathedral here and happened to be inside the bell tower at exactly 1000. When the bells started ringing it was pretty loud.Then we went for a walk around town and went up the Schlossberg the hill overlooking most of Freiburg.After that we went fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Black-Forest/blog-443795.html So after having all of a day and a half in Mnchen which seems more like the place to go for a base then leave from there for day trips and seeing Erwin for a little while I left for Stuttgart this morning. I'm not actually staying in the city but it is really close. I'm freckin sick though and trying to figure out how to read the directions for the medicine I got at the Apotek this afternoon. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Stuttgart/blog-443206.html I've been in Freiburg for a few days now working during the day and hanging out with the people here at night and generally having fun. As promised here are some pictures from Freiburg. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Freiburg/blog-442874.html I arrived in Freiburg this afternoon and was met by my local hosts. We went and had a nice lunch and then I took a long deserved nap after not sleeping most of the night. The hotel is a little strange there is a shower in the room but no toilet. I've had worse in South America but it is an interesting concept. Freiburg itself is a very nice town with some impressive buildings and the su http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Freiburg/blog-442056.html First Blog Entry with Current StatsFirst of all I would like to welcome you to my travel blog of my diving trip to the Philippines. As I am almost 3 weeks at the Philippines and travelling around a little I would like to offer my blog here.The idea to travel to the Philippines came up around a month ago. I was already planning to do a diving vacation but was not clear about the destination. As I v http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Heidelberg/blog-441448.html We are starting to notice autumn creeping up on us with the deciduous trees on the other side of the valley from our apartment turning golden yellow.We shall try and find a trail or two in the forest area that surrounds Bad Peterstal and take a walk in the Black Forest.After a leisurely breakfast and doing some more washingit dries so quickly on our sunny terracewe drove down the hill and parked http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Black-Forest/blog-440515.html Wednesday 23rd SeptemberA day in StrasbourgFranceWe enjoyed a bit of a lie in this morning as we plan a trip to StrasbourgFrance which is about 40km away and have just a bit of washing to do before we head out for the day.A fog had come down into the valley overnight but as we arose the sun was doing its best to disperse it and it looks as though it will be another beautifully sunny day.As part http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Black-Forest/blog-440349.html I arrived in Karlsruhe Germany via Frankfurt on Thursday. It has been a blast walking the streets with Al eating amazing food gaining all the weight I lost during the trip...Oh well. The food is great here Schnitzels steaks Turkish food pretzels and coffee chocolates ...Kalsruhe is Germany's third largest city along the western banks of the river Rhine close to the French border and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Karlsruhe/blog-439825.html